In the first half of the twentieth century, white elites who dominated Virginia politics sought to increase state control over African Americans and lower-class

The modern political landscape of Virginia bears little resemblance to the past. The commonwealth is a nationally influential swing state alongside stalwarts li

"The modern political landscape of Virginia bears little resemblance to the past. The commonwealth is a nationally influential swing state alongside stalwarts l

From the formation of the first institutions of representative government and the use of slavery in the seventeenth century through the American Revolution, the

"Holton's election as the first Republican governor in over one hundred years was the culmination of his efforts to create a two-party democracy in Virginia. Hi